CHICO -- The man who was killed Wednesday after being struck by a log has been identified as 42-year-old Deacon Murphy of Los Molinos, according to the Butte County Coroner's Office.

Murphy died after a log that was sitting on top of a fully-loaded logging truck rolled off about 12 feet above the ground and hit him on the head at about 1:30 p.m. at Sierra Log Homes at 3650 Morrow Lane.

Murphy was attempting to unhook the chains holding the logs when the accident happened, according to police.

Sierra Log Homes employees used a forklift to stabilize the logs while emergency personnel attended to Murphy, according to police.

He was not an employee of the business but had made frequent deliveries in the past.

Murphy, who was driving a Deacon Murphy & Girls truck, was unconscious when he was transported to Enloe Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries, according to police.

Police officers on the scene documented the accident and notified the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health, which is investigating the incident.